Bacteria's Mini-Platform Plug'n'Play Portable Console

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Bacteria's Mini-Platform Plug'n'Play Portable Console

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Project step-by-step guide on my website (see sig).

TV plug'n'play systems have great games on them, but the controls are pretty bad; the systems are also not portable as they need to plug into a television to play a game. With my system, a plug'n'play system is ripped apart and put inside a small game cartridge, which are then interchangeable (like my Multi-Platform system). The controls on my system are very easy to use and the d-pad works far far better than the clunky "joystick" on plug'n'play systems. This is a unique project as the cartridges are interchangeable via my universal cart slot.

System includes two Canon 911 Li-ion batteries, 2000mA each = 4000mA, enough to keep the system running before recharge for about 4.5 hours or so. The batteries simply pop out for recharging, so if I have a spare set of batteries then can be utilised. There is also a video and audio jack and an audio jack.

This was a very involving project, pleased to have finished it in time. Over the next weeks, I will make more plug'n'play cartridges for the system.

Weight including game cart and batteries - c. 700g without batteries and game cart c. 450g
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Looks pretty cool. Is the top picture actual size?
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UBERTRON777 wrote:Looks pretty cool. Is the top picture actual size?
On my 17" TFT screen, yes, roughly. It is just under 21cms (about 8.25") across.
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I'm amazed, that really is some fine work, and a clever idea using those plug and plays to get old consoles smaller. I prefer your work on the Multi-Platform System for the larger consoles, it looks actually usable and perfect for a long train/plane journey. How long does the charge last in each of them? I didn't see a figure on your site.
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Many thanks for the comments, appreciated. On the Multi-Platform system I get about 6.5 - 7 hours continuous on N64 in the system, a bit more on SNES. On the plug'n'play system 4.5 hours. The draw with a plug'n'play system and PSone screen is 800mA (I tested it), batteries are 4000mA combined....
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